Standards, those are all in there as part of the budget process. For me, those are significant challenges that certainly the white house has weighed in on but for me the most important thing is, we have reduced our staff level from over 18,000 to 15,000. We did this knowing that epa would need to get leaner but also do its job more effectively. We have done everything we can to get to be a leaner and more effective agency, but you are adding time when state budget is hurting. We do not have the level of protections for clean air, clean water, clean up superfund sites and transforming those brownfield sites into economic opportunities. These are standard things of the agency has done forever. Taking away a core budget does not just impact clean power plans and problems of the future, it definitely impacts our ability, which i think the general public has relied on, to protect the direct Public Health and the environment. We are not talking about worrying just about the problems of the f
Philadelphia tuesday to address the naacp convention. On thursday, he will be the first sitting president to visit a federal prison. Hell tour the el rino federal correctional facility outside of Oklahoma City and discuss changes. We want to begin with this wall street journal headline. New hud rules. The government can withhold moneys from communities that fail to address segregation issues. We want to get your calls as to whether or not you support or oppose this idea. For those who supported we want to begin with this sunday morning editorial from the New York Times. Here is what it says. Thene end of federally financed ghettos. The Supreme Court issued an important ruling what it reminded state and federal government that the fair housing law bars them from spending federal housing money in racial segregation host tell us what you think about these new housing rules put in place by hud. Laura kusisto is following this for the wall street journal. Thank you very much for being with
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Frankly, it is a panel filled with people who have been there done that. People who have done real change. One of these people is fitted is to my right. Sister john berry fleming. They go to person when it comes to Catholic Education and understanding Catholic Schools in america. Not surprising since she has been an educator. We also join by dr. Steve perry. Dr. Steve perry is the founder and ceo of one of the top Public Schools in the Country Capital repertory Magnet School in hartford, connecticut. Capital prep which is for mostly low income families, mostly children of color, graduates 100 of its children and has done so every year since 2006. Sending them to fouryear colleges. That alone is worth applause. [applause] dr. Parry is a regular education contributor for msnbc. Upa bestselling author. As soon as you hear him talk you will see him be one of the most passionate voices for education reform. Next to him is nina rees. The president and ceo of the National Alliance for public
Individual investors are entering the equity markets. At the airshow. We begin with Phil Mattingly and citigroup 7 billion agreement to resolve a Mortgage Securities investigation. Good afternoon. Just hours away from filing a civil suit against citigroup, the Justice Department settled for a record fine of 4 billion, double was extracted from Jpmorgan Chase last year. This is the latest and settlement, part of the series we have seen over the past couple of months. As part of the settlement, citigroup will pay out 500 million for the state attorney general and fdic to address investor claims and add 2. 5 billion for consumer relief. That will includes principal reduction. The Justice Department made clear this is far from the past last major settlement they plan on reaching. Eric holder has been under pressure to bring financial crisis cases. Do these mollify critics at all . Not entirely. Are of the reason is they civil, not criminal penalties. That said, inside the Justice Departmen